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Why are there so many new Omicron sub-variants, like BA.4 and BA.5? Will I be reinfected? Is the virus mutating faster?

Image: ShutterstockBy now, many of us will be familiar with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. This variant of concern has changed...

Tired of lockdown rules? Our analysis shows most Australians have curbed mixing and helped suppress COVID

  Picture: ShutterstockUnthinkable in 2019, lockdowns have been a key public health measure to reduce the impact of COVID in Australia. However, lockdowns take...

How contagious is Delta? How long are you infectious? Is it more deadly? A quick guide to the latest science

  Image: ShutterstockDelta was recognised as a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in May 2021 and has proved extremely difficult to control in unvaccinated populations.Delta has managed to out-compete other variants,...

NSW and Victoria admit they won’t get back to COVID-zero. What does this mean for a ‘fractured’ Australia?

  Picture: Mick Tsikas/AAPAustralia’s two most populous states have now conceded they are unlikely to return to COVID-zero.The highly infectious Delta variant has spread significantly...

How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us

  Image: ShutterstockThe COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what...

Is it more infectious? Is it spreading in schools? This is what we know about the Delta variant and kids

  Picture: ShuttlestockThe Delta variant is surging across the globe, and the World Health Organization warns it will rapidly become the world’s dominant strain of COVID-19.Delta...

Why is Delta such a worry? It’s more infectious, probably causes more severe disease, and challenges our vaccines

  Image: ShuttlestockWhile Australians may be focused on the havoc the Delta variant is wreaking on our shores, Delta is in fact driving waves of COVID...

The symptoms of the Delta variant appear to differ from traditional COVID symptoms. Here’s what to look out for

  Picture: ShuttlestockWe’ve been living in a COVID world for more than 18 months now. At the outset of the pandemic, government agencies and...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.